Giving a robot its final appearance. https://t.co/KMItWXsv0L

— Science girl (@sciencegirl) October 17, 2026

Loud, colorful and on edge: The lives of Argentina’s burrowing parrots Knowable Magazine

See Inside Cells Like Never Before in These Vivid Microscopic Images

US households pay 62% more for water than they did a decade ago, study finds The Guardian

Dozens of Sculptures Dot Bondi Beach in the 2026 Sculpture by the Sea Exhibition Colossal

COVID-19/Pandemics

Scientists discover why some people still can’t taste food after COVID-19 Science Daily

Ebola Vaccine Trials Begin In DRC As Death Toll Nears 4,700 Forbes

Climate/Environment

Summer 2026 was Europe’s deadliest on record: Over 50,000 people died in urban areas – with climate change responsible for two thirds of deaths, study estimates Daily Mail

Bangladesh’s climate migrants are arriving in cities unprepared to protect them Mongabay

The California climate move-out Politico

South of the Border

How Brazil’s changing working class is…